Sealing-wax can



(No Model.) F. H. HTMAN.

SEALING WAX CAN.

No. 599,412. Patented Feb. 22, 1898.

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FRANK H. l/VIGHTMAN, OF VICHITA, KANSAS.

SEALlNC Vl/AX CAN.

SPECIFICATKON forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,412, dated February22, 1898. Application filed April 27, 1897. Serial No. 634,159. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H. WIGHTMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at l/Vichita, in the county oi" Sedgwick and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sealing-WVax Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings, and the figures of referencethereon, forming a part of this specification, in whicl1- Figure l is aperspective view of my improved sealing-wax can. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview of the same, showing how the partition 2 is placed on the inside ofthe can which forms a passage for the wax. Fig. 3 is a side View of thebridgework, which may be made of any suitable material, with a portionbroken away,

which forms a support for the wax unmelted; and Fig. 4 is a side view ofthe partition which is used for the construction of the passage of thewax.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in sealing-wax cans; andit consists of a can provided with a passage extending longitudinallyalong the inside or outside of the can, said passage having an openingat the bottom of the can for admitting the wax when melted for use.

The object of my invention is to construct a simple can, making itconvenient for a lady to seal her fruit-cans without wasting wax andwithout melting allthe wax to seal a single can.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an ordinary fruit-can.

2 is a partition, as shown in Fig. 4, which forms a passage for thefluid to flow from the bottom. 3 is an opening in the bottom of saidpartition. 7

4 represents an opening in the side of the can, as shown in Fig. 2,which is for the purpose of allowing the wax to flow from the passage 6into the spout 5.

7 represents a bridgework which forms a support for the wax unmelted andprevents said wax from dropping down and clogging the opening 3.

8 represents the wax used In use this sealing-wax can is operated asfollows: In filling the can for market the bridgework 7 is slid to thebottom of the can and the opening 3 is closed by covering it with apiece of paper which will prevent the passage 6 from filling while themelted wax is being poured in for market. WVhen the wax cools andbecomes hard, the manufacturer will destroy the said piece of paper witha strip of metal provided with a hook, after which the can is ready foruse. When the lady wishes to seal her cans, she will set the sealing-waxcan on a stove and allow just enough wax to melt to seal the cans. Thiscan be gaged by looking into the passage 6, after which she will raisethe can by the handle on the side of same, as shown in Fig. 1, and tipthe said can, which forces the wax to flow through the opening 3 intothe passage 6, thence through the opening 4 and into the spout 5 ontothe article wished to be sealed. In this manner the operator needs tomelt only as much wax as is needed and the wax melts much faster, as theonly chance for heat to escape is through the passage 6, thus keepingthe wax in the passage hot while using.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

The combination in a sealing-wax can of the spout 5, the partition 2forming with the wall of the can the passage 6 and cut away at thebottom to connect said passage with the can proper, and a bridge formedof the cross-strips 7 set in the bottom of the can to support the solidcontents and prevent the clogging of the hole 3.

FRANK I-I. lVIGHTMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES DUFFY, ELMER REvEs.

